Stained Glass
ca. 1650 to ca. 1699 (made)
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This fragment of painted glass depicts an image of a winged putto supporting a cartouche with the remains of some text. Not enough survives for us to understand its original context but it is likely to have formed part of an armorial display. Putti were popular decorative features in post-medieval artworks and are often found on stained glass panels.
The putto was painted with only a simple brown/black pigment ('grisaille') but parts of the cartouche were painted with enamel colours.
In the middle of the sixteenth century, new techniques for producing decorated glass were introduced. Glass paints known as 'enamels' were used to paint directly onto the glass; similar to painting onto a canvas. The colours were produced by adding metallic oxides to a glass frit mixture and the resulting colour range included delicate greens and reds as you see here.
The Netherlands glass workshops produced a large amount of painted glass. Many of these were commissions from civic, mercantile and church officials within the Netherlands but also from abroad.
The putto was painted with only a simple brown/black pigment ('grisaille') but parts of the cartouche were painted with enamel colours.
In the middle of the sixteenth century, new techniques for producing decorated glass were introduced. Glass paints known as 'enamels' were used to paint directly onto the glass; similar to painting onto a canvas. The colours were produced by adding metallic oxides to a glass frit mixture and the resulting colour range included delicate greens and reds as you see here.
The Netherlands glass workshops produced a large amount of painted glass. Many of these were commissions from civic, mercantile and church officials within the Netherlands but also from abroad.
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Stained glass: Glass painted with enamels and pigment |
| Brief description | Fragment of clear glass painted with a figure of a winged putto in enamels and a brown/black pigment. Netherlands, late 17th century. |
| Physical description | Fragment of clear glass painted with enamels and a brown'black pigment depicting part of a winged putto supporting part of a cartouche with text on it. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Mr. Walter Guthrie |
| Object history | From the stained glass collection of Walter Guthrie. The current arrangement of fragments of 17th century Netherlandish painted glass was done subsequent to their arrival in the museum. |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | This fragment of painted glass depicts an image of a winged putto supporting a cartouche with the remains of some text. Not enough survives for us to understand its original context but it is likely to have formed part of an armorial display. Putti were popular decorative features in post-medieval artworks and are often found on stained glass panels. The putto was painted with only a simple brown/black pigment ('grisaille') but parts of the cartouche were painted with enamel colours. In the middle of the sixteenth century, new techniques for producing decorated glass were introduced. Glass paints known as 'enamels' were used to paint directly onto the glass; similar to painting onto a canvas. The colours were produced by adding metallic oxides to a glass frit mixture and the resulting colour range included delicate greens and reds as you see here. The Netherlands glass workshops produced a large amount of painted glass. Many of these were commissions from civic, mercantile and church officials within the Netherlands but also from abroad. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.358:2-1934 |
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| Record created | July 25, 2008 |
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